Poetry Fishbowl Open!
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ysabetwordsmithThe Poetry Fishbowl is now CLOSED. Thank you for your time and attention. Please keep an eye on this space as I am still writing.
Starting now, the Poetry Fishbowl is open! Today's theme is "Brands / Products / Services We Wish Existed." I will be checking this page periodically throughout the day. When people make suggestions, I'll pick some and weave them together into a poem ... and then another ... and so on. I'm hoping to get a lot of ideas and a lot of poems.
I'll be soliciting ideas for inventors, gizmologists and Super-Gizmologists, entrepreneurs, salesclerks, store managers, advertisers, servants, service workers, reviewers, troubleshooters, explorers, first responders, teachers, clergy, leaders, superheroes, supervillains, teammates, alien or fantasy species, failure analysts, ethicists, activists, rebels, other people who offer unusual goods or services, inventing things, selling products, making improvements, advertising, serving people, surprising people, troubleshooting, teaching, adventuring, leaving your comfort zone, discovering things, conducting experiments, observation changing experiments, improvising, adapting, cleaning up messes, cooperating, bartering, taking over in an emergency, saving the day, discovering yourself, studying others, testing boundaries, coming of age, learning what you can (and can't) do, sharing, preparing for the worst, expecting the unexpected, fixing what's broke, upsetting the status quo, changing the world, accomplishing the impossible, recovering from setbacks, returning home, inventor workshops, makerspaces, stores, businesses, advertising agencies, cities, schools, churches, castles, manor houses, sharehouses, kitchens, laboratories, supervillain lairs, farmer's markets, liminal zones, the forest primeval, nonhuman accommodations and adaptations, starships, alien planets, magical lands, foreign dimensions, other places where goods and services come in handy, inventions, gizmos and Super-Gizmos, personal services, customer service, reputation, brand names, brand development, catalogs, the buck stops here, trial and error, weird food, secret ingredients, supplements that turn out to be metagenic, intercultural entanglements, asking for help and getting it, enemies to friends/lovers, interdimensional travel, nose for trouble, lab conditions are not field conditions, superpower manifestation, the end of where your framework actually applies, ethics, innovation, problems that can't be solved by hitting, teamwork, found family, complementary strengths and weaknesses, personal growth, and poetic forms in particular.
Currently eligible bingo card(s) for donors wishing to sponsor a square:
National Crafting Month Bingo Card 3-1-24
Among my more relevant series for the main theme:
An Army of One is set in space and needs all kinds of products to survive.
Arts and Crafts America is awash in interesting art supplies and creative content.
The Bear Tunnels introduces modern principles to people in the past. What would you send back?
The Blueshift Troupers are spacefaring troubleshooters who provide problem-solving services to far-flung planets.
Clay of Life features Menachem the blacksmith and Yossele the golem traveling around to supply essential metalwork and repairs.
A Conflagration of Dragons has the Six Races (plus the dragons) who each have a different alternative currency to replace what the dragons have taken away.
The Daughters of the Apocalypse has people trying to find enough resources to survive, when former cities are unsafe.
Eloquent Souls is about soulmarks and soulbonds. What kind of services might arise from that?
Frankenstein's Family features two scientists running a valley in historic Romania, along with a pack of werewolves, a couple of vampires, and a mummy. Crina has a knack for inventing new things.
Gloryroad Crossing is a village where adventurers come to buy artifacts and information. Won't this be fun?
The Ocracies has a wide variety of countries crammed together, each with a totally different government. Some rely a lot on trade.
One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis follows Shaeth as he works on becoming the God of Drunks, which is mostly a service-oriented religion.
Path of the Paladins is trying to rebuild a world after divine mayhem. They need resources, but also services.
Peculiar Obligations features Quakers in organized crime, offering an unusual array of goods and services.
P.I.E. involves preternatural investigations, a type of service; but since Brenda uses a wheelchair, other products may come into play.
Polychrome Heroics has ordinary humans, supernaries, blue-plate specials, superheroes, supervillains, primal and animal soups all trying to get along and figure out how to make a functional society. Gizmos and Super-Gizmos, gizmologists and Super-Gizmologists, lots of goods and services that make their world a better place.
Practical Magics features the use of magical products and processes for everyday purposes.
Quixotic Ideas is a fantasy world with a positive tone, where magic integrates with modern life. It has many goods and services that are difficult or impossible to find elsewhere.
Schrodinger's Heroes are responsible for saving the world from alternate dimensions, using a variety of devices.
The Steamsmith is a skilled inventor of steamwork artifacts.
Or you can ask for something new.
Linkbacks reveal a verse of any open linkback poem.
What Is a Poetry Fishbowl?
Writing is usually considered a solitary pursuit. One exception to this is a fascinating exercise called a "fishbowl." This has various forms, but all of them basically involve some kind of writing in public, usually with interaction between author and audience. A famous example is Harlan Ellison's series of "stories under glass" in which he sits in a bookstore window and writes a new story based on an idea that someone gives him. Writing classes sometimes include a version where students watch each other write, often with students calling out suggestions which are chalked up on the blackboard for those writing to use as inspiration.
In this online version of a Poetry Fishbowl, I begin by setting a theme; today's theme is "Brands / Products / Services We Wish Existed." I invite people to suggest characters, settings, and other things relating to that theme. Then I use those prompts as inspiration for writing poems.
Cyberfunded Creativity
I'm practicing cyberfunded creativity. If you enjoy what I'm doing and want to see more of it, please feed the Bard. The following options are currently available:
1) Sponsor the Fishbowl -- Here is a PayPal button for donations. There is no specific requirement, but $1 is the minimum recommended size for PayPal transactions since they take a cut from every one. You can also donate via check or money order sent by postal mail. If you make a donation and tell me about it, I promise to use one of your prompts. Anonymous donations are perfectly welcome, just won't get that perk. General donations will be tallied, and at the end of the fishbowl I’ll post a list of eligible poems based on the total funding; then the audience can vote on which they want to see posted.
2) Swim, Fishie, Swim! -- A feature in conjunction with fishbowl sponsorship is this progress meter showing the amount donated. There are multiple perks, the top one being a half-price poetry sale on one series when donations reach $300.
3) Buy It Now! -- Gakked from various e-auction sites, this feature allows you to sponsor a specific poem. If you don't want to wait for some editor to buy and publish my poem so you can read it, well, now you don't have to. Sponsoring a poem means that I will immediately post it on my blog for everyone to see, with the name of the sponsor (or another dedicate) if you wish; plus you get a nonexclusive publication right, so you can post it on your own blog or elsewhere as long as you keep the credits intact. You'll need to tell me the title of the poem you want to sponsor. I'm basing the prices on length, and they're comparable to what I typically make selling poetry to magazines (semi-pro rates according to Duotrope's Digest).
0-10 lines: $5
11-25 lines: $10
26-40 lines: $15
41-60 lines: $20
Poems over 60 lines, or with very intricate structure, fall into custom pricing.
4) Commission a scrapbook page. I can render a chosen poem in hardcopy format, on colorful paper, using archival materials for background and any embellishments. This will be suitable for framing or for adding to a scrapbook. Commission details are here. See latest photos of sample scrapbooked poems: "Sample Scrapbooked Poems 1-24-11"
5) Spread the word. Echo or link to this post on your Dreamwidth, other blog, Twitter, Facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon, or any other social network. Useful Twitter hashtags include #poetryfishbowl and #promptcall. Encourage people to come here and participate in the fishbowl. If you have room for it, including your own prompt will give your readers an idea of what the prompts should look like; ideally, update later to include the thumbnail of the poem I write, and a link to the poem if it gets published. If there is at least one new prompter or donor, I will post an extra freebie poem.
Linkback perk: Linkbacks reveal a verse of any open linkback poem. One person can do multiple links if they're on different services, like Dreamwidth or Twitter, rather than all on LiveJournal. Comment with a link to where you posted.
Additional Notes
1) I customarily post replies to prompt posts telling people which of their prompts I'm using, with a brief description of the resulting poem(s). If you want to know what's available, watch for those "thumbnails."
2) You don't have to pay me to see a poem based on a prompt that you gave me. I try to send copies of poems to people, mostly using the LJ message function. (Anonymous prompters will miss this perk unless you give me your eddress.) These are for-your-eyes-only, though, not for sharing.
3) Sponsors of the Poetry Fishbowl in general, or of specific poems, will gain access to an extra post in appreciation of their generosity. While you're on the Donors list, you can view all of the custom-locked posts in that category. Click the "donors" tag to read the archive of those. I've also posted a list of other donor perks there. I customarily leave donor names on the list for two months, so you'll get to see the perk-post from this month and next.
4) After the Poetry Fishbowl concludes, I will post a list of unsold poems and their prices, to make it easier for folks to see what they might want to sponsor.
5) If donations total $100 by Friday evening then you get a free $15 poem; $150 gets you a free $20 poem; and $200 gets you a free epic, posted after the Poetry Fishbowl. These will usually be series poems if I have them; otherwise I may offer non-series poems or series poems in a different size. If donations reach $250, you get one step toward a bonus fishbowl; four of these activates the perk, and they don't have to be four months in a row. Everyone will get to vote on which series, and give prompts during the extra fishbowl, although it may be a half-day rather than a whole day. If donations reach $300, there will be a bonus piece in one series.
Feed the Fish!
Now's your chance to participate in the creative process by posting ideas for me to write about. Today's theme is "Brands / Products / Services We Wish Existed." See above for details. If you manage to recommend a form that I don't recognize, I will probably pounce on it and ask you for its rules. I do have The New Book of Forms by Lewis Turco which covers most common and many obscure forms.
I'll post at least one of the fishbowl poems here so you-all can enjoy it. (Remember, you get an extra freebie poem if someone new posts a prompt or makes a donation, and additional perks at $100-$300 in donations. Linkbacks reveal a verse in any open linkback poem. The rest of the poems will go into my archive for future use.
Starting now, the Poetry Fishbowl is open! Today's theme is "Brands / Products / Services We Wish Existed." I will be checking this page periodically throughout the day. When people make suggestions, I'll pick some and weave them together into a poem ... and then another ... and so on. I'm hoping to get a lot of ideas and a lot of poems.
I'll be soliciting ideas for inventors, gizmologists and Super-Gizmologists, entrepreneurs, salesclerks, store managers, advertisers, servants, service workers, reviewers, troubleshooters, explorers, first responders, teachers, clergy, leaders, superheroes, supervillains, teammates, alien or fantasy species, failure analysts, ethicists, activists, rebels, other people who offer unusual goods or services, inventing things, selling products, making improvements, advertising, serving people, surprising people, troubleshooting, teaching, adventuring, leaving your comfort zone, discovering things, conducting experiments, observation changing experiments, improvising, adapting, cleaning up messes, cooperating, bartering, taking over in an emergency, saving the day, discovering yourself, studying others, testing boundaries, coming of age, learning what you can (and can't) do, sharing, preparing for the worst, expecting the unexpected, fixing what's broke, upsetting the status quo, changing the world, accomplishing the impossible, recovering from setbacks, returning home, inventor workshops, makerspaces, stores, businesses, advertising agencies, cities, schools, churches, castles, manor houses, sharehouses, kitchens, laboratories, supervillain lairs, farmer's markets, liminal zones, the forest primeval, nonhuman accommodations and adaptations, starships, alien planets, magical lands, foreign dimensions, other places where goods and services come in handy, inventions, gizmos and Super-Gizmos, personal services, customer service, reputation, brand names, brand development, catalogs, the buck stops here, trial and error, weird food, secret ingredients, supplements that turn out to be metagenic, intercultural entanglements, asking for help and getting it, enemies to friends/lovers, interdimensional travel, nose for trouble, lab conditions are not field conditions, superpower manifestation, the end of where your framework actually applies, ethics, innovation, problems that can't be solved by hitting, teamwork, found family, complementary strengths and weaknesses, personal growth, and poetic forms in particular.
Currently eligible bingo card(s) for donors wishing to sponsor a square:
National Crafting Month Bingo Card 3-1-24
Among my more relevant series for the main theme:
An Army of One is set in space and needs all kinds of products to survive.
Arts and Crafts America is awash in interesting art supplies and creative content.
The Bear Tunnels introduces modern principles to people in the past. What would you send back?
The Blueshift Troupers are spacefaring troubleshooters who provide problem-solving services to far-flung planets.
Clay of Life features Menachem the blacksmith and Yossele the golem traveling around to supply essential metalwork and repairs.
A Conflagration of Dragons has the Six Races (plus the dragons) who each have a different alternative currency to replace what the dragons have taken away.
The Daughters of the Apocalypse has people trying to find enough resources to survive, when former cities are unsafe.
Eloquent Souls is about soulmarks and soulbonds. What kind of services might arise from that?
Frankenstein's Family features two scientists running a valley in historic Romania, along with a pack of werewolves, a couple of vampires, and a mummy. Crina has a knack for inventing new things.
Gloryroad Crossing is a village where adventurers come to buy artifacts and information. Won't this be fun?
The Ocracies has a wide variety of countries crammed together, each with a totally different government. Some rely a lot on trade.
One God's Story of Mid-Life Crisis follows Shaeth as he works on becoming the God of Drunks, which is mostly a service-oriented religion.
Path of the Paladins is trying to rebuild a world after divine mayhem. They need resources, but also services.
Peculiar Obligations features Quakers in organized crime, offering an unusual array of goods and services.
P.I.E. involves preternatural investigations, a type of service; but since Brenda uses a wheelchair, other products may come into play.
Polychrome Heroics has ordinary humans, supernaries, blue-plate specials, superheroes, supervillains, primal and animal soups all trying to get along and figure out how to make a functional society. Gizmos and Super-Gizmos, gizmologists and Super-Gizmologists, lots of goods and services that make their world a better place.
Practical Magics features the use of magical products and processes for everyday purposes.
Quixotic Ideas is a fantasy world with a positive tone, where magic integrates with modern life. It has many goods and services that are difficult or impossible to find elsewhere.
Schrodinger's Heroes are responsible for saving the world from alternate dimensions, using a variety of devices.
The Steamsmith is a skilled inventor of steamwork artifacts.
Or you can ask for something new.
Linkbacks reveal a verse of any open linkback poem.
What Is a Poetry Fishbowl?
Writing is usually considered a solitary pursuit. One exception to this is a fascinating exercise called a "fishbowl." This has various forms, but all of them basically involve some kind of writing in public, usually with interaction between author and audience. A famous example is Harlan Ellison's series of "stories under glass" in which he sits in a bookstore window and writes a new story based on an idea that someone gives him. Writing classes sometimes include a version where students watch each other write, often with students calling out suggestions which are chalked up on the blackboard for those writing to use as inspiration.
In this online version of a Poetry Fishbowl, I begin by setting a theme; today's theme is "Brands / Products / Services We Wish Existed." I invite people to suggest characters, settings, and other things relating to that theme. Then I use those prompts as inspiration for writing poems.
Cyberfunded Creativity
I'm practicing cyberfunded creativity. If you enjoy what I'm doing and want to see more of it, please feed the Bard. The following options are currently available:
1) Sponsor the Fishbowl -- Here is a PayPal button for donations. There is no specific requirement, but $1 is the minimum recommended size for PayPal transactions since they take a cut from every one. You can also donate via check or money order sent by postal mail. If you make a donation and tell me about it, I promise to use one of your prompts. Anonymous donations are perfectly welcome, just won't get that perk. General donations will be tallied, and at the end of the fishbowl I’ll post a list of eligible poems based on the total funding; then the audience can vote on which they want to see posted.
2) Swim, Fishie, Swim! -- A feature in conjunction with fishbowl sponsorship is this progress meter showing the amount donated. There are multiple perks, the top one being a half-price poetry sale on one series when donations reach $300.
3) Buy It Now! -- Gakked from various e-auction sites, this feature allows you to sponsor a specific poem. If you don't want to wait for some editor to buy and publish my poem so you can read it, well, now you don't have to. Sponsoring a poem means that I will immediately post it on my blog for everyone to see, with the name of the sponsor (or another dedicate) if you wish; plus you get a nonexclusive publication right, so you can post it on your own blog or elsewhere as long as you keep the credits intact. You'll need to tell me the title of the poem you want to sponsor. I'm basing the prices on length, and they're comparable to what I typically make selling poetry to magazines (semi-pro rates according to Duotrope's Digest).
0-10 lines: $5
11-25 lines: $10
26-40 lines: $15
41-60 lines: $20
Poems over 60 lines, or with very intricate structure, fall into custom pricing.
4) Commission a scrapbook page. I can render a chosen poem in hardcopy format, on colorful paper, using archival materials for background and any embellishments. This will be suitable for framing or for adding to a scrapbook. Commission details are here. See latest photos of sample scrapbooked poems: "Sample Scrapbooked Poems 1-24-11"
5) Spread the word. Echo or link to this post on your Dreamwidth, other blog, Twitter, Facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon, or any other social network. Useful Twitter hashtags include #poetryfishbowl and #promptcall. Encourage people to come here and participate in the fishbowl. If you have room for it, including your own prompt will give your readers an idea of what the prompts should look like; ideally, update later to include the thumbnail of the poem I write, and a link to the poem if it gets published. If there is at least one new prompter or donor, I will post an extra freebie poem.
Linkback perk: Linkbacks reveal a verse of any open linkback poem. One person can do multiple links if they're on different services, like Dreamwidth or Twitter, rather than all on LiveJournal. Comment with a link to where you posted.
Additional Notes
1) I customarily post replies to prompt posts telling people which of their prompts I'm using, with a brief description of the resulting poem(s). If you want to know what's available, watch for those "thumbnails."
2) You don't have to pay me to see a poem based on a prompt that you gave me. I try to send copies of poems to people, mostly using the LJ message function. (Anonymous prompters will miss this perk unless you give me your eddress.) These are for-your-eyes-only, though, not for sharing.
3) Sponsors of the Poetry Fishbowl in general, or of specific poems, will gain access to an extra post in appreciation of their generosity. While you're on the Donors list, you can view all of the custom-locked posts in that category. Click the "donors" tag to read the archive of those. I've also posted a list of other donor perks there. I customarily leave donor names on the list for two months, so you'll get to see the perk-post from this month and next.
4) After the Poetry Fishbowl concludes, I will post a list of unsold poems and their prices, to make it easier for folks to see what they might want to sponsor.
5) If donations total $100 by Friday evening then you get a free $15 poem; $150 gets you a free $20 poem; and $200 gets you a free epic, posted after the Poetry Fishbowl. These will usually be series poems if I have them; otherwise I may offer non-series poems or series poems in a different size. If donations reach $250, you get one step toward a bonus fishbowl; four of these activates the perk, and they don't have to be four months in a row. Everyone will get to vote on which series, and give prompts during the extra fishbowl, although it may be a half-day rather than a whole day. If donations reach $300, there will be a bonus piece in one series.
Feed the Fish!
Now's your chance to participate in the creative process by posting ideas for me to write about. Today's theme is "Brands / Products / Services We Wish Existed." See above for details. If you manage to recommend a form that I don't recognize, I will probably pounce on it and ask you for its rules. I do have The New Book of Forms by Lewis Turco which covers most common and many obscure forms.
I'll post at least one of the fishbowl poems here so you-all can enjoy it. (Remember, you get an extra freebie poem if someone new posts a prompt or makes a donation, and additional perks at $100-$300 in donations. Linkbacks reveal a verse in any open linkback poem. The rest of the poems will go into my archive for future use.
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Date: 2024-03-06 01:40 am (UTC)-Survival Gear seems likely to be very valuable in both DotA and Conflagration of Dragons, so who is crafting the best gear in either of these worlds?
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Date: 2024-03-06 07:38 am (UTC)84 lines, Buy It Now = $42
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Date: 2024-03-31 10:44 am (UTC)100 lines, Buy It Now = $50
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Date: 2024-03-06 02:23 am (UTC)Re: prompt
Date: 2024-03-06 03:21 am (UTC)62 lines, Buy It Now = $31
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Date: 2024-03-06 02:27 am (UTC)*Terramagne: Am I remembering correctly that at least one North American tribal nation (Diné Navajo?) has started creating and marketing cereal and similar with traditional ingredients, and getting some positive notice for it? I definitely wish that were a thing in multiple localities in L-America, so let's see... Maybe someone visiting from the other side of the world runs across one or more of those products and becomes a fan? Person 1: We just had a reasonably-sized order come in from... Seoul, South Korea? Person 2: Oh they did the thing! :D
*Also Terramagne: Is there an audio or audio+visual version of SplatChat, for those who work better in that mode? Alternately, SplatChat itself.
I really, really want to prompt for MFin and similar services, or even Black!Sheep, but don't know how to phrase either request.
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Date: 2024-03-06 02:33 am (UTC)I always wonder how Mad Scientists get started. Labs are expensive to set up and most rental agencies are somewhat reluctant to take a risk on an unknown. I mean, are there Mad Investors or financiers willing to invest in some young and up coming Mad Scientist looking to make name for themselves? Is there some company that sells starter kits for labs on lay-away basis, or monthly payment plans? or are their teams of specialised super-villains who'll go commit robbery-to-order and you hand them a shopping list, some money and tell them to 'acquire' what you need?
How does it all work, really?
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Date: 2024-03-06 03:08 am (UTC)Biology? Start with how to books (what I recall of the instructions in some old books for kids would have folks gather torches and pitchforks now).
Junk boxes and scrap are good for a lot of mechanical stuff. Ditto for electronics.
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Date: 2024-03-06 06:21 am (UTC)87 lines, Buy It Now = $44
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Date: 2024-03-06 03:25 am (UTC)Also, I would like to see more about That Guy, and patch tests for missing skills.
Ooh, somewhere that family services actually works.
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Date: 2024-03-06 03:35 am (UTC)Would also be good for folks with allergies and other special diets, if that was an optional filter.
Seconding That Guy.
Re: Family services, what is the whole social services work/sector like in Thalassia?
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Date: 2024-03-06 04:19 am (UTC)Can't find what you need on the market, so "F** this, I'll make it myself!"
Doomsday prepper who preps by building social ties and improving community (instead of the usual asocial-hoarder-of-goods-and-weapons version). Semi-relevant, I remember hearing "When everyone does better, than everyone does better," somewhere (maybe as an activist slogan?) but I don't remember where
Healthy boundaries
Cross-cultural synergy (i.e. the opposite of a culture clash)
I believe in Dragon, Good Men and Other Fantasy Creatures (which I think is both the title of a book and a bumper sticker). Prompted for both because I am currently frustrated with the sexism Inherent In The System, and also because I have known good men (and well-intentioned men, who sometimes fall short but are willing to try).
An Army of One: Therapy for the AYES that lost crews
Daughters of the Apocalypse: an Odd Friendship formed during the fall of civilization. Note: most Odd Friendships I've seen, the people involved seem to have at least one and sometimes more important similiarit(ies), and what makes them Odd is that from the outside the people don't look like they should have anything in common.
Eloquent Souls: They probably have an app for matching up soulmarks, especially if a common phrase activates without the parties being aware, or if the language is not local to the person.
Eloquent Souls: Some people will want clothing makeup or accessories to either hide or flaunt their soulmarks (or possibly show them off without showing skin - perhaps painted or embroidered on clothes?). There will also be models that focus on such things...
Frankenstein's Family - do the werewolves ever need adaptive clothes? Goven the time period, a cloak might be fastest/easiest.
Frankenstein's Family - They were going to buy some hunting hounds to help hide the werewolves. What will werewolf-trained hunting hounds be like?
Frankenstein's Family - What special accommodations does the mummy alchemist need, so he doesn't mold or something?
The Orocracies - How did it go the first time everyone got all the kings together for a meeting - and then almost everyone else resent explains why their leadership position means they aren't in charge: I'm actually the Pope / the King Consort / the father of the actual king / the grandson of the actual king / the guy who takes notes at out committee meetings...
One God's Story of a Mid-Life Crisis: What services does Sheath's temple actually provide? Did anyone ever sit down and list them? Also, how far do they extend outside his cadre of addicts (like would he protect or offer sanctuary to a non-addict prostitute or street kid?)
One God's Story of a Mid-Life Crisis: What services does the God (or Goddess now) of Evil preform?
Peculiar Obligations: The slave-Friend dashiki and related fabrics (I have some links but I'll PM them because this post is too long already).
P.I.E. - Might there be other jobs with folks who use their disabilities to their advantage? I'm thinking a blind guy would do a great job of dealing with just about anything invisible, and someone on the autism spectrum would make an excellent diplomat (or travel guide) to the Fae.
Polychrome Heroics - Primal soup tech. I think so far I've at least seen ideas for clothing, dining and foods.
Polychrome Heroics - We've seen sociopaths with a prosthetic-conscience-buddy. What about taking that a step further, with an empath serving as a prosthetic conscience, and the sociopath serving as a prosthetic, hmm, boundary, defense system, enforcer? So, a symbiosis where the empath keeps the sociopath within social limits and the sociopath keeps the empath safe from people who would use them.
Polychrome Heroics - How does a functional sociopath (or a group of them) deal with their prosthetic conscience needing an empathetic response? (I'm guessing run through a short prearranged checklist of practical stuff, and then call someone who isn't an empathic amputee...)
Polychrome Heroics - Also, I suspect that narcissists, at least, might also find prosthetic conscience's useful...
Polychrome Heroics - Therapy or self-help or whatever else to debug a prejudiced person's brain. I don't think I've seen that offered as a therapeutic specialty in our world, beyond maybe a specific self-help group or two, and people crowdsourcing solutions on the internet.
Practical Magics - men want big flashy magics but women want the quiet dishwashing, pest repelling, laundry, and self-defense magics...and guess which one provides more steady employment over time?
Quixiotic Ideas - I'd like to see their inclusive architecture.
Schrodinger's Heroes - respectful debate about the advantages of high teech vs low tech.
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Date: 2024-03-06 05:28 am (UTC)Preferably someone with functional affective empathy (so they have a hard time realizing when people are upset, but once they do that care.)
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Date: 2024-03-06 06:00 am (UTC)Is the military going to have an independent review for those kids, like the prison did for Shiv after the chayne thing?
If so, I imagine whoever is doing the review will be a very interesting person. I'm not sure if they'd be a counselor or working with an NGO or something else...
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Date: 2024-03-06 04:49 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2024-03-06 06:11 am (UTC)FYI if anyone has to make one in RL, I'd suggest taking notes over a period of time (basically write down whatever you need to communicate in a pocket notebook.) This works well for a verbal person that cannot communicate (languague barrier is what I've usually run into).
If starting with a nonverbal individual I'd say try one or two high-reward pictograms first, then as more as needed.
Then (one you have words and/or pictograms) you can start plotting it out. A low-tech version would be laying out cards somewhere.
There are also higher tech software programs, which have the advantage of being able to alter the art more easily, and to print multiple copies.
Anyway, with Toma, they could probably do a good-sized one with basic stuff to carry around, and maybe more intricate stationary ones (like pictures of food in the kitchen).
An advantage in this setting is that since so few people are literate, they would rely a lot more on pictures as mnemonic devices.
I'd also wonder if he'd use any sort if sign languague. ...which would be affected by mental abilities, physical abilities, and whether or not anyone nearby uses sign languague. (Hmm, are there any monks nearby?)
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Date: 2024-03-06 09:47 am (UTC)70 lines, Buy It Now = $35
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Date: 2024-03-06 04:56 am (UTC)Shiv: I'd like to see more with Shiv and the Healthy Touch program, either in prison or once he got out. I wish we had something like that here, and it seems to work for Shiv, although he was reluctant at first.
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Date: 2024-03-06 03:47 pm (UTC)Poem
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Date: 2024-03-06 06:46 am (UTC)An app that translates between spoken languages, so that if a person says something in, say, French, it will repeat it in English, or Arabic, or Esperanto, or whatever. It might not cover everything, but it's easier than trying to draw pictures!
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Date: 2024-03-06 01:23 pm (UTC)...it is still a good idea to make sure that the translation you get is the one you intended to get though!
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Date: 2024-03-06 06:54 am (UTC)Holographic gardens in real time.
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Date: 2024-03-06 08:42 am (UTC)35 lines, Buy It Now = $15
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Date: 2024-03-06 08:43 am (UTC)As to gadgets, I really wish there was some kind of easy scanner to discern allergens in foods, in any world (but especially mine).
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Date: 2024-03-06 01:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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Date: 2024-03-06 09:49 am (UTC)Re: Done for the night!
Date: 2024-03-06 08:37 pm (UTC)